Difference between revisions of "Notes2 Design NoteWindow"

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Summary

The text for the Notes will be (mainly) displayed and edited in the Notes Windows. The following text gives an overview on the structure of the Notes Window.

Rationale

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Assumptions

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Proposed Designs

Proposal "Note Window"

General Structure of the Notes Window

The graphic shows the general structure of the Notes Window. It includes: the area for the notes user data (text) the two lines for notes property data (e.g. name of the author, time and data of note's creation) the option button for a drop-down menu (optional) area for showing scrollbars

Some notes on the option button: One of the goals of the new notes functionality is to provide direct access for the user. Generally, we can not be sure if the user is aware of the availability of a context menu (Usability tests show that many people do not know how to access the context menu. Besides that, for the progressing Mac Port it is desirable to provide direct access to the functions without forcing the user to use the modifier keys.). In contrast to our competitors, we do not plan to provide a direct "delete" or "hide" button inside the note. Any functionality will be available in the drop-down menu. This makes it possible to provide (later!) access to more advanced functionality like rating the priority of the note or to digitally sign it.

The notes window is designed in such a way, that it can be extended by a title bar for e.g. use in other components of OpenOffice.org.

A more detailed specification is available on request.

Selected Design

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Implementation

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Code Changes

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Outstanding Issues

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